Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekFaculty of Agrobiotechical Sciences Osijek

Lower level organizational units

DEPARTMENT FOR AGROECONOMICS

Place

Osijek

State

Croatia

Scientific field, discipline, subdiscipline

BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCESAgronomyEconomics

Study programme type

university

Study level

graduate

Study programme

Agroeconomics

Academic title abbreviation

mag. ing. agr.

Genre

master's thesis

Language

Croatian

Defense date

2015-09-29

Parallel abstract (English)

GlobalGAP is a standard that is primarily designed as to convince the customer that the food that is produced on the farm has a minimal impact on the environment, that is produced with reduced use of chemical inputs and that secured a responsible approach to the welfare and safety of workers, as well as animal welfare. Major retailers, dictating the rules of trade in agricultural products, which are sold to end consumers, recognizing the demands of their customers and transmit them to suppliers - manufacturers in the form of a request GlobalGAP standards. The certification of products that offers GlobalGAP is a sufficiently reliable control system of agricultural producers at an affordable price. Certification costs depend on several factors, some of which are as follows: type of activity (production) that is certified, the volume of activities for adapting standard, number of employees, number of locations to visit during certification, etc.